Support Palo Alto Forward by becoming a member!

Craft a vision for Palo Alto that improves quality of life, expands housing choices and supports our unique community

Balance the needs for housing versus retail or business space development

Contribute to Palo Alto’s housing and transportation policies and priorities

Palo Alto Forward is an all-volunteer organization. Your membership will help maintain our website as well as fund educational and member events.

Membership gifts to PAF are tax deductible, given our 501(3)(c) status. Please support our work at the giving level you choose.

You can choose annual membership levels as follows:

All members receive free admission to our community events. Thank you for your generous donation!

$50 standard membership fee

$20 for students or for those who are in financial hardship (just self-identify)

You can also choose to join for free, if you intend to volunteer more than 10 hours/month (just let us know)

Also, to help launch the organization, we will be giving special recognition to individuals who donate at the “donor circle” levels as follows:

Friends of PAF enjoy free admission to our community events - plus the added benefit of knowing that their support helps PAF craft the future of Palo Alto. Thank you for your generous donation!

Community Champion: $1000

Neighborhood Builder: $500

Block Captain: $250

Project Leader: $100

If you prefer to send us a check instead of using the credit card/ paypal option to the left, please make out the check to "Palo Alto Forward"

You can mail it to Palo Alto Forward Headquarters

c/o Sandra Slater

1001 Emerson Street

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Finally, if you choose to not be a dues-paying member of Palo Alto Forward at this time, you can still sign up for our mailing list and get invites to our events (you'll just have to pay a door fee if you choose to attend). Sign up here.

Palo Alto Forward (EIN 37-1844383) is a nonprofit organization and recognized as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Palo Alto Forward are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Click here to see our IRS Form 3500A